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The human cost to the Syrian uprising

Blog, Middle East, News

May 30, 2011

A friend in Damascus recently sent me an email containing video evidence of civilians being shot and killed in Syria as the regime cracks down on protesters. Some scenes are graphic. The videos were titled in Arabic, so I have roughly translated them (excuse my basic Arabic skills): قتل النساء في...

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Death of innocence in Syrian uprising

Blog, Middle East

May 30, 2011

As the Syrian uprising grows momentum, so does the backlash from the Government. It has been reported that Hamza Alkhateeb, a young 13 year old boy, who had joined his family in a peaceful march in the city of Deraa to break the police siege where civilians had been randomly killed by security forces, was...

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Osama: A Death Marred by Mistruths

Articles, Blog, Middle East, Pakistan, Politics, USA

May 30, 2011

My latest piece regarding the death of Osama bin Laden – published on May 6 at the Window Dresser’s Arms: “USA! USA! USA!” echoed through the streets of New York City, as thousands of people, adorned with American flags, placards and slogans, congregated at Ground Zero to celebrate...

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EDL: Exporting the message of hate

Blog, Middle East, News, Politics

January 7, 2011

The English Defence League (EDL) are at it again – this time with a coordinated protest in Toronto supported by the Jewish Defence League of Canada (JDL). In November last year I was in London, where I witnessed a protest outside “Ahava,” an Israeli skin care company who sell products from...

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Shot dead: Salman Taseer, Governor of the Punjab

Blog, News, Pakistan

January 4, 2011

I was speaking with friend and fellow writer Danielle Ali Shah, in Pakistan a moment ago when her phone rang – “Just found out that there was firing in Kohsar Market” she relayed to me over Skype. “The Governor of the Punjab… he is dead.” This is yet another set back for...

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Geert Wilders: The face of fascism and Islamophobia

Blog, Politics

November 19, 2010

Max Blumenthal beautifully articulates the rise of Geert Wilders in his latest article “The Return of Ghosts: Debating the rise of Geert Wilders and the far-right at the Nexus Symposium.” “With his gathering influence, Wilders has essentially placed the Dutch coalition government in a...

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Interesting debate on Iran

Blog, Middle East

October 25, 2010

Iran brings out a lot of fervent debate at the best of times – this is no exception. As per usual, Robert Fisk gives a great analysis....

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US ignore torture claims

Blog, Middle East, USA

October 24, 2010

WikiLeaks has recently published some 400,000 secret US military documents outlining thousands of cases of abuse and torture – but an order from the Pentagon ensured US troops would ignore such claims and turn a blind eye. The paper trail doesn’t lie....

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Wall? What wall?

Blog, Middle East, Politics

September 22, 2010

Italian President, Silvio Berlusconi, somehow managed to miss the 650 kilometre wide, eight metre high wall that imprisons millions of Palestinians… Apparently he was too busy trying to think of what to say when meeting President of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas. Too star struck to...

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